Student training saves you money on spa, beauty services

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Student training saves you money on spa, beauty services

Smart shopping doesn’t apply only to groceries. I look for ways to cut costs in other areas, too. Sometimes I stumble across the cost-saving tips accidentally, other times I receive an email from one of my readers.

I had a booth at a nurse’s event in May and had the opportunity to meet some students from Virginia College. They shared with me that they give massages at great rates at the school. They were offering a bigger discount on massages during the month for Mother’s Day. My daughter and I went and took advantage of the Mother’s Day special, and it was a great experience.

Other schools in our area offers similar services. Here are some of the schools offering discounts for services provided by their students. If you know of any others that haven’t made my list, please contact me at Savvyshopper@savannahnow.com so I can share that.

If you are hesitant to allow a student to do anything with your hair or nails, see if you can arrange a tour or talk to the instructor to see what you can expect.

Virginia College

The school is located inside the Savannah Mall, 14045 Abercorn Street. You can get to the school from within the mall, but then you have to be escorted by a security guard to the front entrance, on the backside of the mall. It’s easier to drive around the building to that entrance and park there. The school offers services Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. You can call for an appointment 912-721-5637; they do welcome walk-ins if space is available.

Services include hair, nail, waxing, makeup application and facials. For a complete list of rates and services please view the website. www.vccosmo.com/prices.cfm.

Here are a few of the popular services:

Hair:

• Shampoo, $3

• Bang trim, $3

• Beard/mustache trim, $3

• Haircut, $8

• Basic wrap, $12

• Haircut and blow dry, $14

• Roller set, $15

• Shampoo and blow dry, $10

• Shampoo, press and curl, $20

• Shampoo and flat iron, $15

• Rod set, $25

• Updo, $30

• Nape/Tape Up, $3

• Adding flat iron or rollers to basic wrap, $5

• Flat iron/curling iron (add to any service, $5

Nails:

• Nail design (per nail), $3

• French add-on, $3

• Polish change, $4

• Paraffin dip, $5

• Plain manicure, $9

• Spa pedicure, $15

• Spa Pedi/Mani combo, $20

Savannah School of Massage

The school is located at 6413 Waters Ave. You must call to schedule an appointment 912-355-3011. Unfortunately this school will be closing soon but you can still take advantage of the services until Sept. 27.

• Kids haircut – five years and under (shampoo, conditioner, blow dry), $5

• Partial foil (shampoo, conditioner, blow dry), $25

• Party Girl Package (12 years old and under – quick up-do, polish, makeup, tiara), $10

• Perm (haircut, blow dry), $25

• Premium hair extensions (first pack of hair included), $50

• Premium hair extensions ( single addition), $6 each

• Reformation curl (blow dry), $40

• Relaxer/retouch (shampoo, conditioner, blow dry), $35

• Special Occasion Up-Do (any formal hairstyle), starts at $20

• Thermal add on (use of flat, curling,, or pressing iron), $3

Nails:

• Basic manicure, $8

• Basic pedicure, $15

• Fill, $10

• Full set (acrylic or overlay application), $15

• Gel polish add-on, $10

• Spa manicure, $10

• Spa pedicure, $20

Savannah Technical College

The cosmetology and barbering department is located at 5717 White Bluff Road in Goodman Hall on the Savannah Technical College campus. It houses a full-service program. Call (912) 443-5779 for more information.

Effingham and Liberty County campuses also offer some services. Please call for more information.

The White Bluff students serve customers on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 5:30-8 p.m. Walk-ins and appointments are welcome.

The students perform hair care services much like a traditional salon; along with facials, manicures and pedicures. The students also specialize in color (Paul Mitchell brand) and texture service (Design Essentials brand).

Here is a list of services, not all are listed and prices may vary from the list.